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Josephine County prevention staff report opioid-settlement spending plan; commissioners ask for more detail on harm‑reduction measures
Summary
Prevention manager Sean Martinez presented a six‑month update on the county’s opioid settlement funds, including $2.4 million received to date, $484,000 spent and $1.4 million on hand; commissioners expressed concern and requested more information about syringe-exchange/harm‑reduction proposals.
Josephine County’s prevention manager, Sean Martinez, updated the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 about how the county has allocated opioid‑settlement dollars and what is planned in the 2025–26 work plan.
Martinez said the county has received two settlement distributions totaling about $2.4 million, has spent roughly $484,000 to date and has approximately $1.4 million remaining on hand. He said projected future settlement receipts could add another $3.4 million over the next 10–15 years but that exact amounts for additional manufacturer settlements were not yet available.
The presentation listed past allocations and program activity funded by the settlement dollars, including…
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